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If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered ...
Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...
Behind the name Pope Leo and its ties to social justice 01:59. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.. There are no written rules or ...
When Pope Francis died, the morning after Easter, prominent right-wing Catholics leapt at the chance to lobby for a more conservative, even Trumpian, leader of the Church.Far-right pundit Jack ...
Pope Francis. “It (the embalming process) involves the injection of preservative liquids through the circulatory system, followed by aesthetic care of the face and hands,” Andrea Fantozzi ...
In order to become a pope, a candidate need only be Catholic and male. However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials.
After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast majority of whom Francis appointed, will choose a candidate under ...
Leeds United are still expected to make Lille left-back Gabriel Gudmundsson the club's fourth summer signing, with the Sweden ...
No pope has been buried in Santa Maria Maggiore since the 17th century, when Pope Clement IX was laid to rest there. I'm a specialist in Catholic liturgical history .